10.2.15
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 10 / 10.2.15
वचनं वाज्यभक्षस्य प्रकृतौ स्यादभागित्वात्
vacanaṃ vājyabhakṣasya prakṛtau syād abhāgitvāt
The line
A statement, of vājyabhakṣa (वाज्यभक्ष), in in nature, in the model rite, it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound, because of abhāgitva (अभागित्व).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 10. Bādha (बाध): when a transferred detail is excluded. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: vacanaṃ (वचनं) + vājyabhakṣasya (वाज्यभक्षस्य) + prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) + syād (स्याद्) + abhāgitvāt (अभागित्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vacanaṃ (वचनं) | nominative or accusative singular, neuter | a statement |
| vājyabhakṣasya (वाज्यभक्षस्य) | genitive singular | vājyabhakṣa (वाज्यभक्ष) |
| prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) | locative singular | in nature, in the model rite |
| syād (स्याद्) | optative, third person singular | it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound |
| abhāgitvāt (अभागित्वात्) | ablative singular | abhāgitva (अभागित्व) |
The phrases
vacanaṃ (वचनं) is a statement. It stands as nominative or accusative singular, neuter. vājyabhakṣasya (वाज्यभक्षस्य) is vājyabhakṣa (वाज्यभक्ष). It stands as genitive singular. prakṛtau (प्रकृतौ) is in nature, in the model rite. It stands as locative singular.
syād (स्याद्) is it would be. syāt (स्यात्) before a voiced sound. It stands as optative, third person singular. abhāgitvāt (अभागित्वात्) is abhāgitva (अभागित्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
vājyabhakṣasya (वाज्यभक्षस्य) is genitive singular. That ending is the work an English preposition would do.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss vacanaṃ (वचनं) and vājyabhakṣasya (वाज्यभक्षस्य).